17.7% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Haliday Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Haliday Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual lend a hand in Haliday Bay, where 17.7% of residents volunteer. This community spirit is a key part of local life, though few residents are currently caring for children unpaid compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher proportion (31.6%) spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. About 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is typical for the area, with 2.6% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and just a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Haliday Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31285/haliday-bay/topic/community